Species profile
Scottish Crossbill
Loxia scotica
Quick answer
Pine forests of n Scotland
- Scientific name
- Loxia scotica
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Loxia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Scottish Crossbill in your journal
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